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I have dipped in and out of art during my early working life and this compilation records the journey of resuming my portraiture drawing and the re-acquisition of my techniques. Graphite and colour pencils.

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This A3 size commission was completed in 2017. I have introduced an electronic keyboard morphing into a studio mixing deck in recognition of Brian Wilson's pioneering work in both fields.

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This compilation provides a variety of subject matters painted from my own photographs or painted in situ. Their sizes range from A5 to A3.

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To mark my father's family re-union I painted their childhood family church which I reproduced prints for each of the siblings. A3

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A water colour study of the stairs leading from the Italian Sunken Garden, Compton Acres, Poole. A3

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This piece is an acid etched and painted leaded stained glass panel installed into an LED backlit guitar. It was commissioned in memory of Tom Kennedy and the panel depicts the main aspects of his life.

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The finished piece.  This compilation shows the finished piece surrounded by details of the core components 150mm x 200mm).

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This image shows the progression from the multiu layered mono-print through to a three tiered sandblasted piece. The annotations explain the contemporary concept.

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This image shows the origins of this piece; from the social concept of notoriety through to newspaper decoupage and mono printing.

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This is the detail of the lower panel showing the face of  a child looking upwards expectantly. It captures the translucent properties of the glass and the delicacy of the paintwork.
The panel received 3 awards in 2017 (Craftex Stained Glass Panel: Non- Advanced, Industry Practical Development Award and The Incorporation of Wrights Award of Excellence , Trades House of Glasgow)  and was competitively selected for the Scottish Glass Society's 2017 'Heritage' exhibition.

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'Our Children's Future' - the development of source imagery and making the painted and leaded stained glass window (700mm x 400mm).

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This image contains the initial research and drawings behind this idea.